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      Question

      What is the standard deviation used for in

      statistics?
      A To measure the central tendency of a dataset Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B To identify the most frequent value in a dataset Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C To measure the spread or dispersion of data points Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D To determine the median of a dataset Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      The standard deviation quantifies how spread out or dispersed data points are in a dataset. A larger standard deviation indicates more dispersion, while a smaller standard deviation indicates that data points are closer to the mean.

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